Who?
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) — Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
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Ask a Pol asks:
See that crypto drama over in the House yesterday?
Key Scott:
“Is that right? What happened?,” Sen. Tim Scott exclusively told Ask a Pol. “Tell me about it.”
The ‘rule’* went down — you didn't hear about that?
“I did,” Scott said. “I figured you know more than I know, so I was gonna get the real stuff from you.”
Are you feeling good now that Trump got involved?
“It looked like it worked out last night,” Scott said. “Didn't it?”
*Mini-explainer: What’s a House “rule”?
The Speaker controls the House of Representatives through maintaining a seemingly all-seeing, iron grip on the Rules Committee, which is (mostly) stacked with the Speaker’s faithful lieutenants.
Before any bill can come before the full House, the Rules Committee sets up parameters of floor debate, ie how much time each party has to debate, how many amendments are allowed to be offered, which amendments will be voted on, etc.
With 435 House members, imagine if each member offered an amendment at once…
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Caught our ear:
“I figured you know more than I know, so I was gonna get the real stuff from you,” Scott told us.*
*We’re weak…even empty senatorial flattery makes us smile.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Tim Scott (7-16-2025)
SCENE: Sen. Tim Scott’s walking through the Capitol’s dingy basement as he makes his way to the Senate floor.
The Banking Committee Chair bumps into Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo who just left the House of Representatives after the far right wing of the GOP protested — one of numerous protests throughout the week by Freedom Caucus members and their allies that ground the chamber to a halt — and threatened to derail party leader’s fabled #CryptoWeek.
Matt Laslo: “There was some drama over in the House yesterday.”
Tim Scott: “Is that right? What happened?”
ML: “The crypto thing?”
TS: “No, tell me about it.”
ML: “The ‘rule’* went down.”
TS: “Man.”
ML: “You didn't hear about that?”
TS: “I did.”
ML: “What are you…?”
TS: “I figured you know more than I know, so I was gonna get the real stuff from you.”
ML: “Are you feeling good now that Trump got involved?”
TS: “It looked like it worked out last night, didn't it?”
ML: “Yeah. We will see.”
TS: “Yes, sir.”
ML: “Who knows with this place.”
TS: “They just passed something. They just passed the...”
ML: “The rule?”
TS: “Yeah. Now they’re going for the next procedural vote.”
Scott’s elevator arrives.
ML: “I'm cheating on them because I came over to be with you all.”
Laslo laughs.
TS: “Alright, man.”
ML: “Have a good one, sir.”
Scott enters elevator, as Laslo keeps traversing the marble halls looking for more lawmakers to interview…
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